BVG out here recommending the best 2FA Apps!
BVG out here recommending the best 2FA Apps!
Nevertheless I chose my Yubikey instead.
EhrenBVG. Wie immer.
Incredibly based.
Come to think of it, it's sad how we've got so accustomed to be suggested Google Authenticator and the other big corp data funnel 2FA appsIn India, they force us to install proprietary apps, which are probably spying on us.
They don't, though? Who's forcing you to install a proprietary 2FA app in India. Unless you're saying in general.
My bank, for example, does not let us use any 2FA app we want. They have their own separate app, made for handling 2FA for that specific bank only.
And in general too, yes. Like Arogya Setu. The app we had to install to prove our vaccination status.
If you get Bitwarden pro (really cheap), you can save an OTP link together with the site credentials, it's really good for keeping everything in one place
I do this. I want to point out it is absolutely TERRIBLE for security. It's turning 2 factor back into 1 factor authentication.
I would argue its more like a 1.5 factor. Not secure when your bitwarden gets compromised. But more security for stolen, leaked, phised passwords.
I currently have 60 OTPs in Bitwarden, I probably would not have activated 2FA on so many sites without BW.
Consider your threat model. You could use a yubikey for Bitwarden log in.
yeah, while I understand that, it's not every time I have both my phone and computer together at the same time
using a standalone OTP on either one of them would make the opposite a pain in the ass to use
I take a lot of precautions with my main vault password, even got a biometric reader so I don't have to type the password that much
This isn't really a good idea because then you're putting all your eggs in one basket. The whole point of 2FA is that the second factor is in a separate location so if your first factor (password) gets compromised the second one (OTP code) still protects your account. If both factors are in one place you're back to a single point of failure instead of 2, losing a key benefit of 2FA.
If you're gonna do this, at the very least have 2FA with a security key on your bitwarden vault.
You lose security, sure. But you are gaining so much more ease of use. Bitwarden autofills your credentials and puts your token into your clipboard. Also it syncs your tokens to all devices. Effectifly this makes a site as easy to login as a site without 2fa.
The alternative is on desktop always get your smartphone, open some app type a token or on the phone to switch to multiple apps to get your credentials. Not fun imho.
I currently activated 2fa on over 60 sites, I doubt I would use it as much without BW.
For me, the key benefit of 2Fa is getting more security against leaked, stolen, phished passwords, and that still holds up.
If you get Vaultwarden, absolutely free, you don't have to pay and have full control over your data. It's a win-win!
Proton pass can also do this
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andOTP is opensource, backs up locally, remotely, encrypted, or unencrypted. has no back doors, and will work with any DFA i can chuck at it.
its an archived project but still works fine in modern android
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Here is active fork.
https://github.com/helloworld1/FreeOTPPlusSick! I didn't think to look at the forks but that's amazing.
This is what I use. Also supports exporting/importing data to and from Gnome Authenticator so you have 2FA on your computer too 👍
Are there well known TOTP apps with backdoors?
Anything closed source could have backdoors. Trust no one.
Why does MS Authenticator need GPS permissions?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.azure.authenticator
why not 2fas
I self host Bitwarden (Vaultwarden) so I just use the built-in TOTP authenticator in the Bitwarden app. It's nice to have it all in one place + having auto copy and paste when I log in. And because I self host, it's all backed up securely and with (as far as I know) no real backdoors.
ETA: just realized what community this is in. people that replied to me I'm sorry lmao, I'm not a nut about this kinda stuff and I'm by no means recommending this just like using it this way for convenience factor and to keep the likes of google out of my password.
No, please do not do this. Two factor authentication should be just that: two separate factors of authenticating yourself. Having them combined in one is the same as one factor.
Said in the reply to the other comment here, but I don't really self host for security/privacy sake. And in addition to that comment I'd also like to say that I do use a YubiKey when possible for MFA. I'm not a security nut enough to care about TOTP (which kinda sucks anyway) all too much but for important things I do use physical MFA.
Yeah it compromises the idea of a second factor. Bitwarden is the worst choice. It's only one thing: comfortable
Fair, although I've said in a comment on this account somewhere else, I self host more for convenience sake than anything. I just like having my own password manager, sure it's not as secure to use it for MFA but it's better than giving my passwords to Google, LastPass, etc. and then using eg Google Authenticator. Self hosting is more a corporate distrust thing than a privacy thing for me
I do the same thing. And Bitwarden's 2FA is off my phone. In a complicated world, it's reasonable to keep 1 password + 2FA as secure as possible. I simply can't handle the hassle of pulling out my phone for every 2FA login, but still value the protection 2FA + randomly generated passwords provide.
I went for another foss one a while ago, works flawlessly https://authenticatorpro.jmh.me/
That's the one i use too, really a nice app
FreeOTP+ is the choice not Free OTP...
According to Wikipedia it's based on google authenticator. Is it known how much google code is still in there?
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